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What were guns like in Victorian times?

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The Victorian Era is generally regarded as being defined by Queen Victoria's life--and she lived from 1837 until 1901. These years saw enormous developments in firearm technology. read more

Guns were starting to get very serious in that time. The old smooth bore muskets were going out of style. They were starting to make repeating rifles with rifled barrows. Machine guns were being invented at the time. read more

Cane guns were seldom used during the Victorian times as it was very inaccurate. Harpoon was another weapon which was used during 1880s. British revolver was commonly used. Brass knuckle umbrella or the Umbuster was a weapon used by the British police. Knives, swords, axes, pistols were also used as sources of weapons by the Victorian people. read more

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